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VOTING MACHINE.

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VO TING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT-4| I909.

Patented July 6, 1915.

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COLUnw-N PLANOGRAPH 60-. WASHINGTON D c F. A. SUCK.

VOTING MACHlNE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 4. 1909.

v Patented July 6, 1915.

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VOTING MACHINE. APPLIC'AIION FILED ocT.4.'19o9.

Patented July 6, 11915.

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VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT-4. 1909.

Patented'July 6,1915.

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VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED o.c T. 4. 1909.

1,145,817, Patented July 6, 1915.

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Patented July 6, 1915.

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' VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0on4. 1909.

Patented July 6, 1915.

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VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FIL'ED OCT-4 1909.

Patented July 6, 1915.

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COL'UMBIA PLANOuRAPl-l coqwAsmflu'rou. D. C.

F. A. SUCK.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00124. 1909.

Patented July 6, 1915 H SHEETS-SHEET I1.

COLUMBIA PLANOG Toallfwho'mit Mdyjcofl'erhiv I v1 Be it knownthat I .Eiznbnnion, A, Soon,

a oftBo ro he"v d a my "o -S fl l an v a State of f'MasfSa-chnse ts; hate, invented. cer

, ,tai-n new 'fagnd' iis efiil Im rbte ms in Yet 'girig-jMalehihs, of; xtvhich the following is a specification-y,

' I i This inventionl'relates to toting V machines I .j and has fonits'lobject to pro'yide an iml alljthelr'equireme profited mach e of this class wh c Willm'eet out; in the claims at the close thereof;

- In Qthe; accompanying d1 aWingS, 'Figure 1,

ballot trip i *s c ribedl' Fig. +10ofEi n bm t n: I ofthekcarrier fo 4 i afi ntg levaeon f;a voting machine con- I strne'tedin oi dance with my ,j inyention.

is that 0 51 6 1 lieand? i tlengzf he inaf o e,-

the ballot n irem dvf pu poses ofllnstr'atio F1 s.115 and 16 rlateto'the controlling means I ingdeyices 'fofxthe 'inlrp'adjand earrie for qtheflballotstrip andfplaten. Figs'. 18, 19,

20. and 21; are-hereinafte 'd 1.50

escribed :lMy] improved -.:yotin L Inechine'herein shown is portable oblong box like afli'air;

VOTING-MACHILNEL" per end ula p s Q "machine presents to the voter a bank of;

of the election laws and n ral a 'f i W E E o'theSeendS my inyention consists'in thev noyel featuresjof constr uction and inode-of operation hereinafterfset forthin the following description, and-particularly pointed 10 i ife e tion .1 011 he. j. 11116 th op at s a? t pian pl en; andofthe inking pad hefeinafterdescribed;

l ilg i leis a Sectional elevation. of the right hand-(511d of the machine Fig.1 with i ""I I aZ FQlP e e emdx A Soc-K, 0F BOSTON; MASSAGHUSETTSI k the inachinesoias to form a booth, as shown in Figs. '1 and 20, Within td the Patented J ulyfi, 1915. attn aeotfijea- October 4, 1909. Seria No. 520,972.

ane' provided to hold the doors in their openpush; buttons oryyoting keys.5,v:a1" ranged in eight Vertical rows of fifteenykeys each, the

keysof the seyei'al vertical rows being arranged in fifteen horizontal rows; At the left ofeacll key 5'there face or front Wall 6 01? the Hiachine,. a s. c pb tle 7 to hold expo d oro icled in the v I a card. bearing, the name and ofilce of a candidate While The-front of the I above each ,yertical row oflkeys is provided; a 'sini' llar :ieceptacle StoholdeXposed a card .beai i'ng' theofparty name, as Republican,

enio'qratyete, for which the candidates' of V thevei'ticalrows are nominated. The card receptacles 9' below the verticalfli'ows of keys 9 aregforiinst 'lictions, suchlas Vote for one or the like. [Near the righthand end of the that is elosed by a, section of paper v11 -mac'hine is an opening 10in the faceplate which isgtheblank for tlle'ballot that the voter istqiwrite and cast, r

those cases Where all of the candidates the yoter npo'nentering booth simply pits s ,in j the] keys j opposite which are the 'na nies ioit the 'c andidates ofg his choice and passesvout. Thelpushingzin of the keys 5 to" free a normally locked crank 121Whicl'1' is turned bythe ofliceit in charge. of the; machine to the extent of one revolution as the yoter passes out of the booth] This" operation offha'ndle 12-facts to slliir't the' section'of papenjl l awayfrom opening 10; toprlnton'othei'wise impress on said section 11 the votecast in accordance section 11 for' the next voter. v matlically controlled, so thatweitg cannot be operated wto make more than one impression" of eachfballot. y I

Alongside ofv ee'c hi votin gekey are pro-i vide dt three openings 14in face plate ,6, and.

hesego enin c re n rm l y c s y tical Slides, 15,;nigs; 2 and. 7,1 pr0vided with fi 'espendiing tsgo p ni n mal y, out-of register v'vith the openings 14'." These I 1 which:-"c'onst1tutepart of the fralne of the machine; At, its 1111181116116. leach keyis'Tpiroe toregister and expose the wheels of. the

" 525 e e a e i said devices inoperative," an'dv when pulled counters 17, one of the latter being controlled by each. key 5 and being operated in a manner to be describedlaterso as to register iv thetotal' number of times its respective key is-operated, orin other words, to'register the} totalnumber of votes cast for the candidate whose name is .onfltheieard in thet'rec'eptacle" ,9" )pposite its key;

Near the. upperofjballots cast.) In'the left hand end wall of l i frame 4 are provided two p0ckets20iand 121,

F igsQ 2 and 6,v and" within each of said pockets :is ahandler 22 which can be reached by swinging asidea .piv0ted cover-23. These 1 outwardly frorn'jpookets *21', rendersuch devices operative "or efiective the" object be-Y ing to enablejtheofiicer in charge to quickly change therestrictions according to the rightsof the. different voters. That 'isto" 1 say,- in. 'instanoes" where, for xample; both 'menarid 'women are ivotingi at the'same ma the oflicer in charge by means of;,han:--- dles 22',"ean at-wflladjustfthe machine and regulate the fres'trictingv devices to suit" the I chine,

' sexfof the person-about to vcite; pushing H struction herein shown,

' 1 ohe handle 22 into its pocket and pulling the --otherhandleg22out; j e

- l a the machifi and 'mamiem which fit, is h d; I will now des ribe ii detail,thespecifi e The keys 5 of each verjtic areinounb vided with' 'apin 24, Figs. ,5, 6 and 7; en-

' gaging a slot in oneo'f'the ZL'I'II iSQOf ajbell crank lever The other arrn oieach-bell' "crank 25.;i soonnected at26 by a pin and'slot with one of -a -,verticfl Stack of v main' type d bars '27," there'vbeing one bar 27 connected c, f through each bellcrank 25 with'eachot the, f 55 1 I right hand ends the? names of the 'oan didates keys '5', Thesetype' 27, -carry at'their 111 lines of type 28, arid sincelthere'are one i hundred and-twenty 'key's to the machine,

-{there are 'one hundred and twenty. offthe U main. bars. 27 which may be termed j the g;; vote type bars." There' arealso two additional or supplemental type"bars,'one indi- I cated'at 29 Fig. 14,"being' atthettopof the stack, andfthe other 30 being at $1 6 bottom ofthe stack; The barT-29-may carry in type Bl the nanie" of thetown; wardaifathe:

inplace', a bar islfixedat its ends to the V u v ":plates 34. against which said barsjare' held: left h'a'nd corner of the by threeslides' 36, 37and 38,' each extending there is an opening 18; in I faoe platej6 through which is visible aC uIi-YZ I This counter 19 registers, as morefullydescribed later',the totalnurnber I v .Near'theii' right hand ends, Fig; 5;"all of the" "brackets 41 that are in turn rigidly. fastened bars 'to limit the movement of thejtyp'e or slides'j43'a'nd 44. The locking bar 43 ex '34. The bar 44 is connectedatea'chfendby' mountedbn' the. top of thegupp'erfplate' 34; -Referring to' Fig."6',the.slide49 is reci ro c'a'ted f bye cam 5l,flthe, camflhaying 1 fatedsd as to separate'theetwolocliing bars43 passageb ack and iorth of thetlugs 42 onjthe lsitiorfrepresented by dotted lines,1 saidfpositrons 'beinge'espectively on oppositejsides ofvv v "the lockingbars." The two 'bell-crank levers precinct,;whi1e the bar 30 may'car'ry in type j 32 the .dateof the election. I The belleranke levers'25 are pivoted loosely- ;on fixed rods 33; forming part of the frame work of the ma j chine and to; these rods 33'are alsofixedtwo plates34, Figs. 2 and 14, between which all of the type bars 27, 29 and30 are arranged soas't'o; perrnit only -of endwise movement of I said bars. To assist inholding the type bars at its ends" through slots 39, Fig. 6, pro-. vi'ded' in plates 34solthat saifd-slides 36,,3 and -38 "can be shifted bodily "dewise and. endwise' "for the -purpose described later.

type bars extend between twolvertical'guidej bars 40 rigidly fastened at theirfen'ds} to' to the frame of the machine, {Therightf hand end of; each type bar is provided with two lugs42, Fig." 5, 'which' cobp'erate with bars tothefleft, and with two, locking bars tends through and is guidedbyfslotsfl45 in plates 34iand is connectedateachiend by'fa pin and slotwithone arm of a bell 'cran'k l'ever 46,\w h ile the locking bar 44- extends through and is guided'by slots 47; in-pla,tes

a pin and slot with one .armgof a bell; crank lever 48; The levers 46-and '48 atthe upper; ends of bars 43' and-44am connecteidjby pins and slotsvwithjone 'endi'of a 'slideeal ig'; 7,}

groovefand the slidefbeing provided with roll 50 which occupies the cam' groox ieg; Re: ferring now to Fig.7, it will apparent the bell-erank levers 46 and"48 willbe act and 44 l Whe1i the locki gg; bars are thus separatedlsuflicient-space is=providedfor typej bar 27, see also *Fig. 5, in which the left hand-po itionpf the lugs 42 isirepresent'edby solidilines' and the riglithand pm 46 and 48 .at the. lower ends' of bars 43. and 44 are likewise connected with a; slide 149 which is lactuatedby an indiv idu'al cam i 51 the two cams v51 being afiixed to afvertical shaft 52 suitably 'journa'led in; the frame 01f."

the" machine, j The twoca rns cause-the twj slides 49itojreciprocate'in unison; I, It will be clear fromthe above'that, when a voter presses inone of the keys5', the'bell' crank lever 25,c0nnected1with that key acts time :50 slide-54?, the latter en gagesthe rear." ends of as ha if a .ind eedibi d e i ns in nd this is true 'ofthe, .type'i balr of yjst atfv op a e ha r. ho e-' 1: with ugseatit fi t" f th V ng1bafs43 and 44 wheritheir keys are oper- ,i dii d-s 35, I Thefhandle 12, that. is ope-ratedby the ollicer infchargeof tlmtm 'chinegafper each 7 vo er levie th h er'm ave de ribe is u fizred 'to' fa' shaifit 53 connec their f 911 a; rs being'thereafteriinked and their i i zflmade kupoii the: b l et p of fiiehaifdi t e revoliition'offshaft52, Dur-,

- n ph la thalf *o th rev iu ionef sha 52, parts'iare all restored to normal con- 5 a de seffiteaiare q 43 en if is ajs ide --J arms' l 5ea ch equipped with a roll 56 in e11 s s men w mu l-57 l/ a 1 a Ca ,1 J57 areasha ed' aiid' timed to shift, slide 54,

ely 'rnounted inflslots in plates 34;

h'eis d ety e r dfret 'rn ilth'e la t r 'tofl'lormal position; Forthis'ieason, every 91 6 f-" 't p he istprevid diwi h a twat;

provided H n 6 8 with liooksi63- tha d'th'ejtype28 ares l fted intopr nt mg ends are; all 'Ishift'ed "into printing.

a .c l a. t La -i emn rj @1 6 y be 'fgars'5t-W Shaft. 23 and ar uu ni efllhen'dh op ra ed o,

an e b fi e f vel ltidae m e ent of li'ition -is imparted to shaft 52 which h g e ti nrl ,"F g-a i p rt, a o a ts; app ox ma e y, ing he jgit'resh section ofthe ballotstiip thef opening" ll ,cas will be 5? i and 6., mad nam 1 w the Lie-a s- 15a d back t i 'tlpb sitiQn again during the la 'st halfof the revo} t' are-always engagement when anytype bar 2'? is shifted to the right, Figs. 3" and 5, its lug 62 will swing bar 61 with tai 61.1 Therefore it Will be clear that, 1

withit, ,thusfcarrying the two type bars 29' ;into sprinting position with the first I 27 that isshifted into'that position, the type bars 29 and30 thus being connected with; all 'ofthe keys5, while each type bar c isconnected throughvone 'of the bell cranks 125 with a separate key;,5-.

. a a 75 Projecting from the rock shaft 59 is anitIIIlfGt, Fig. 2, to Whi chis pivotallyloonnected .on'eend of a rod or link whose a;bel'l crahklever pivoted onthe frame of the machine. The bell crank 67 has, its other arm connected byalink6 8, Figs. 2, 1,8

and 1 9, with a-ring-shaped'slide '69 mounted r onvthe frame of the machine. This slide 69 surrounds shaftZ53, alongside of aeratchet wheel70 fixed tossai d shaft, and is held in place by screws? 1' projeeting through vertical slots 72 provided in said'slide.- Normally aspring 73 holds slide6'9" elevated j with a sho'ulder'74 on" said slide infthe path of a stud projecting from ratchet wheelv 70:,so thatshaft 53 is locked against movemerit inthedirect-ion of the arrow, Fig. 19. Movement of shaft 53 in the opposite direction is always prevented by a pawl 7 ,6

'ln'engagement with ratchet wheel 7 p When rock shaft59 is turned as abovev 1 describedit acts through link65, bell crank r 67"and link 68 to pull slide 69, down so as to carry theshoulder 74 onto-t the pathof s s t. ,7. A stud75 thus leavingshaft 53 free ro e ro? Behind ,the "staok of type bars 27, '29 and s stud 75 and preventing shaft 58;traveling beyond one revolution. The link 6 5 extends gloosely'through'b lock 66 to allow said link to move back tonormal position when type bars 29 and 30 are restored to normal pos tion by slide(54',' there being an adjustable abutment 791011 link65 to p when said link islmoved to the, left, Fig, 2, asrabove-"described The crossbar 78 of a c I; I "slide 69 is offset with relation to shoulder V c t d pp te as rom and: near the, 1et hand e'n'd' of the stack" er] 'Z-flasvievved in' Fig. 18, and stud 75 is made engage block 66 other extends loosely through'a block 66 It pi'votall'y eonnectedwith one of the arms of so iio shorter thanstud 77 so that the former does 1 i not engage. cross bar 78' but passes behind it during-the revolution of shaft 53 Also, at

the time" thatfpin 7 7 passes shoulder "7 4, the

andout ot-thepathi-bf the x former, Qn the rock shaft 59 there is pro;

was is below S j't h hQ op atin a m;8 -offihecoun e JI QJ-so thatieaoh v oscillation ofroc'k' shaft 59 vided ja seoondyarm S0 j connected a link 50 bar- 37c at its lower end is. embraced by aslide 89 mounted on the l wer-plate 34.-"- This slide,

- 895 is" connected by a 90 [with a handle (like ,the handle 13 f Fig; 2)] that is in- I -into printing position throughthe opera-t *tion of 'its-key'b, acts through [rod 6lto shift typebars'29'jand'j3'0 into printing pov sition' at the 'sametime, Whilethe movement imparted to rockisha-ft '59s acts throughflinks. 81; and "65 to "operate counter 19 and free handle 12.; The slide 36,;Figs; 2 and 5', jeX-f tends. at its ends through slets 39infp'lates 34Eand at itslo'Wer'end is; conneotedby 1ink83 with one'f" dofaleveri84 f "lcrumed end of lever. ,84; is. pivotally connected the inner end of" a man ue 18': that extends through v a vpocket '85" to" the "exterior of the hinged 7 ring and J wheliii thehandle 13 is p fshed inwardly to the --limit of its m'ovef- 'ment with the ring folded down into pocket 8 5'; and a cover"86 swung' 'into position over; the end: of the handle; the latterland slide 36 are locked firmly against "movement Slide 36; at' each end, is 'm'ade with a diago'-.

nal slo-tfi'l',throughjwhich projects a stud '88, Figs. '2 'and G', rigidly'fixed to the plate Thus, when the; handle 13 is operated to; shift the "lower end ofj'slide' 36 1's ide wise,' the diagonal 'slI tQl87 at the "lower end prov duees a simultaneous endWisemovement Which causes theslot 87 at theupper-end to'shi'ft the'upper end of slide :sesid i e i unison with the'sidewise -movement ofits lower endi- The purpose of, the cameslots 871 and studs 88 is, therefore, siniplyto permit of operating the slide 86i'fro1n onelend-only, 1 In Fig. ?2,.the 'slicle36" is -show1 1in its" ino pj-f erativegposition gwhi'ch it' loeeup'ies while the machinefis inv ;use,"fbut when handle 13 is shoved inWardl-y, slide BG i's Shifted to; the left, Fig. 2; into engagement with lugs 62 so ported. vI Q'Th'e' slides oteres'tricting means andlare" substantially the sainein construction as slide :36; The

closed by a p0cketj'2l The slide 38' at its are Yotin the same machine.

keys inoperative.

- questions 01'. candidates to be g'yoted upon "10 thewolnen each hasapplied to it an"abuta spring hold lug 96 opposite side 1 is loeate'dj' on on the frame of themachind, T0"the" other n .inachineiflj The; outer 'endi'of 'handlel'l3 is a baris free'to be joperated." Theso'cketl98'is 37 is moved fronilits-inoperative toits" ope with the Slid as in: the s am;e; manaer that i that all of the typejbars" are locked against] movement, and such isthje condition Whilethe machine-is not in useo r being trans? 7 1 I 1,; f 1 ,voteribylshifting onefofthe slides 37 01 38 37 and 38vconstitute'partfofthe V upper end, Fig. '2', isembracedby, a slide 9;l 1 fastened te-thelupperplate 34 by a vscrewi92 ,extendingithrough a f slot 93 inslide 911' This slide 91 is 'connectedfb y; a linker-945mm .the. handle-22,;1Fig'. 6,1.l0eated' in, pdcket'. 20. The slides. 37 Fand BS'areIfQr use oi1 'ly inl'cases 7 Where two [classes -ofv=voters are castinghal'; "lots; as, for-example, Where men and w men ga t Whe i-t 5.' o fi fi i'i tlmix s'i bfi s99 1 5:-

the inoperative posltionslshown Fig. f unless it ij fldesired" to; render some of the- ;When1nixed voting i to take'place, the tYpe bars representing'the nient 95, F'gs; 3 and 4', made" in theform clip having alug 96 to beinserted v in either oftwo'sockets'97 or 98fprovidedin every type bar'27, and a spring tail 99fto in the socket by engaging the o f-the typebar; The socket 9'1, 7 the typebars27 so thatywhenj lug 96 i's 'n soclret'an'd slide 37'- is shiftedto; theleft', Figs. 2 and3', thetypeba-ris locke 1 against movement by the engagement of th abutment with the islide,' but longjas slid 37 occupies its inoperative"position, the type justediltfwiu' "thus be, seeni'that whe Inale' voter --follows a 'female-fvoter, the $11 a-tiv P s ion d Zb si ii ie m n it abutments, 95,;prevents; the: male Vote if fro p ati he ee r i b mama voters jvlt "is, asm'ecessary'; of, course, when mixed votingis taking place, to lock' the type bars used bythe male voters whilelalfemale voter casting: a ballot; fand for'this reason very type ba'r 27. is provided ,Wi another pairof sockets 1 0 0 and" 101'. to;;.t re-i we a utm a i ti $i ii l l ef bvi us these" abutments 95 will ionlyf be placedfin .operative position on 'tho'seftypefbars used. by the "nialevvotersr 'Thoseabutnients 95 in engagement; with the sockets 10Q]eo6perate the abutment's in sockets 97gcooperateflwith slide 37; Itwill now vhe clear that, "when the ahutments 95 and islides37 and 38, are e ployed, the capacity offthe machine may he quickly Varied to suit the" privileges of c the into operative positienandthe other outof operative position.

The lp'a-rtyl keys- Mas Republican; Democrat or, the like, can, ".byiny present invention eachin'cludea g1 cup of any nilmbervof key arranged} either :in Vertical or horizonta rows or I partial rows, and itis' inade; impos sible,=whether the party keys be in horizon tal 01' Vertical rows, for "a yoteryto, operat Inorethan the proper predetermined numbe oftype bars in each group' iThat is, what ever grouping arrangement i'si'einploye either ertical or horizontalga voteri ca nnot vot'eflfoi more} than the properf'nurnberj 10 candidates in anyone group, i To this 3e i I have herein provided tw'o; yote-coritrollin dei ir'zes onefor limiting the'number'of key that-can be; eperated; in any yertical'jrowfo g oup ofyerticalrowsyand one forlimiting my horizontal 'rowor group 6f hli'izonta-l" were?! the 'niiinber offkeysthatc'anj fbe'operelted fin 'rows,either of- Which devices maybe iised to the exclusionof the other. Thesetwo de; iees 'are constructed as follows: Behind the stackoi' typebarsiis'a vertical plate 102,

' forming part oftheframe of the machine, to

whichfishfastened a bar 106 on which is mounted a'irow of Wedge-shaped key and type "bar controlling bloeks' 105 which are forkedso as to straddle said barf-There are one hundred and twenty of these blocksl05,each connected'through tyvo links 101, and a lever 111 Witha bell crank lever" 103, and each bell crank leyer 1 03 is'connected by a link 109 with oneof the type'bars 27 The links-109 ,conne'ctf the 't y'pefbar 's 27 of keysi5; are connected through links 109 and the second-row of bell crank's with the sec 7 i ondkgiioupiof fifteen bloeks? onttmoe; and

I 1 since thisinethod of connectingfis continued throughout .ftlie"series of-vertieal' rows of keys,it wil'libe'seen that-there gr up of *fifteen' blocks 105 foreach Vertical row of A keys and that the blocks 105 have the $211116 order of arrangement" ini each gro'up bf blocks as their respective keys em gre-h. Vertical row of keys; Also; excepting" the last, vertical rioWof keys, the @blockYl05; of, the'bottoin key of each yerti'cal row stands f alongside ,the -b'lock105 of the top key of thenext succeeding verticillfroiyf Between the upperthinfport qndof theiblOCksi-LQQ no lntedonjthe upper edge :'ofbar' 106 are as filler'washers l08 as Will allow only 5 a? predetermined number of'blocks of 106. Therefore, the. two ,-pinsp107,- Fig. l6,'--are, for example-,Iso ad .justedfin sockets provided'i'iibjar 10G that" ithe"fifteeii, blocks i105 ofjone ofthe vertibial rpw of keys aie ro ped bietweep the. saifnejfand the number of "filler Washers is 'raisedqii tothe' passage between pins 107,

thenfonly two keys 5 ofthat vertical row can 1 be operated, although the oter, unless pre ented by oneoi the slides or 38, is free 1 9 6 anytwo ke sa It l nde H oved from bar 106', thus leaving an of the blocksmhffree to beopera't'ed: To the back of the fixed bar 35, Figs] 3 and is fastened a bar 113 similar to bar 106, andon this bar'113is mounted a row of o'rie hii'ridred and twentyblocks 114'like the blocks 105 each directly connectediby alink with one of the type bars 27. The same principle is 'inyolved in" the method of com 'iieoting. these. blocks 11 1 with the type bars 27 218 with the blocks"l05,except that the connections betweeii blocks lli and the type bars are arranged with respect to" the horizontal rows of keys 5, While the connections between blocks" 105 and the type bars are. ari'angedwithrespect to the verticali lrows of keys ltwill IlOW- be clear. that r'erhoving the pins 107" from one bar 105 a'ndapplying them to the other bar, either 'setfof,

exclusion of the other.' 1 I, I

f d' y O py e. po ion O p s te the ends of the type bars 27 ,29 and 30 that carry the printing characters; is-an ink pad 116, Figs. 11 @0514 inclusive, motintedonjan ink pad carrier 117, to each end of whiohiis blocksfin'ay be renderedv operative' to ri'gidly secured .anfarm 118 pivotally mounted on a post 119 projecting from-enema of a slide 120. These slides 120 aremonnted in meme th 'f an .'t '-fi h a d at the other end of each is a stud 122, Figs.

11 and 17, s in: engagement With'ff a slot 123 provided in. a 111 124. Eaeh link 124313 piyoted at 12'5Ifto' one fend'of another slide l 26vmoililted in w ays'l28; on the franieof the machine, [The other end of eachslide 126 carriesa cam roll'iiiengagement cam' 129fixed to shaft 52. The slots123f1n l nks 124 are eccentric with relation to pivotsl .aiid normally-pinsj122occupy positions at the' end s of 'saidfsl'ojts that are farthest. from i .t P 0'ts125 v feachgroup' of. blocks to v be lifted into "the; v space or passage between two reniovablefand' "longitudinally adjustableipins' 107 project Eacharm 1 18 is made with, lateral extensio1i130haying mat-a: slot131 into which pin" projects. Each pin 132 1s carried atone-endbf a slide and other end each slide 133,. carries a pin 134C 111'811g21g6- "ment eaten eccentric slot1135 of link teshift ink 'pad 116 in straight path to Wardand against the characters of the type bars" that have been 'moved lnto printlng'pos'itionaiid then away fromosaid' characters.

As the' pad nio es away frointhe character's,

the i'ei k acting th ough slides 133,

liiiks 136, slides 138 and rods 139, eauses the pin" 132 to engage the left hand I end'of 55131 n th i' by wi g k 'P d c ri 7 x i /the po 9 of t ne. s d i fi h be o 1 F 1 9 .l l t ef rlr eerev lition of shaft 52, the cams act through slides 120, links 124'and slides 126 thus compressing spring 1 Ockethffa'handle a e is rigidly 'but"reinovahly heldby two spring" 1 latches-183 that' engagenotches 184 provided! s; 1

-' n through a slot -18'6, Fig}; 5,'in "-head 156 otjperate -with i a *la'tchlike abutment 187 i 121 tofthe positionshownin%Fig; =13,the stud -20 cam-pass" said j abutmentidly, flout when the I ba'l lot strip icarrieris' shifted With slide f .toithe:right from' the position 'shownflin 'Eig.il3, thenabutinent 187 v v H s. f s1ide- 169-in th t: direction *While" the ca 'ier continues -l -isfdisengagedi from support l 19' and the latter? swingsba'ck toward its V Ward its" extreme normal position as fejeler,171rzwillkpermit,"thus 1 Winding onto; 16 3 the: ljallofijustv {and feeding esh section 1 11 ,'0f ;f' the hallot strip into place on" platen 159.1 The --.slot 1-90T1II 61ICl1 *2? stop block 154::isforreceiying astud 191 pro? T "yide'dfon eachslide 3'3 oiassistjnguiding the at r:

-. By re erring lgS. iliana 17,115 Mu ea'clilink 136 constitutes-a rigid connection f: f ffor" itsilslides, 133 xandf l38, and bothof the:

serveas means through -Whi chfl each 1 slide 126 01 esjm yinglas 'one -afnd .th'ejslide 12 0, link dr slide;l26."-moving as one. Each. link 'royided with a istud '192 'fslot' l93 provided aiba'r 194 pivot- 11 'eofin'ectedto which.support sai'd' bar, While the; link 136 'isprovidedw-ith a stud 197 projecting into 51013 198 'iIiloaI' 194:. 'The slots 19-1 and 198 i 55 of the slides so that normally the links are are parallel -i vith the directionof movement lid is squared to be piop'e "tension, for; the ballot strip; l'llh'e ballot strip extends fro'rn ithi su' pl T 11 7 faces'vof heads- 156 are-provide sockets 182 Within each of ivhich one off-fthe slides 1 17" .Q-piyotallyfmounted en thef frame of the 1 machine andfl helds in normal position "by" a latch I normal ,posi: 3 tion stud 18 5 {iscarried aWay frOm ajbutmnt Y I 187-;@1 d.. pring 171 shifts slide169fas f =7 hack i 2'03" farmed be seen that e'achllink 'l24 constitute's a rigid" connection for ;its. s1ides- 120 and 126While l38-imparts motion toits slide 120flor133,,theslide 133, -link-136,-and slide projecting a-pair of arms land 196 One end of rock-"shaft 199 elk-g li byfrh h said shaft; turnedso as to shift bar. 194' into the position indicated-by dotted lines 'in' Figjllfi As bar 194 is shifted into this -position,it swings links 12 1 and 136'with it I and theeccentricorcam slots 123 and 135 hold slides 120 and 133 eloser to slidesv 126 of normal position, the ink pad 116 and ballot strip carrier 156' Will .be shifted- 'far ther towardthe printing ends of the type of said type bars while they occupy 7 their normal retracted positions, 1 thereby inking "the type and producing upon the ballot and 138, respectively. It will noW be clear that if handle-12' is freed and operatedafter p a links121 an'd'l 6l1ayebeen thus shifted out fEajOh shjde .169 carries a stud 185 projecti aetthrough studs 122 and134: to shift and bars,-far enough in fact to pressagainst all strip an impression'offall of theitype bars atonc; After "this impression has. been madefthe" liiiksi124t and 136,;are' restored to normalip'ositiom It will therefore appear that'thepurpose' of the adjustable links 124; 1and- 136 isto'j shiftthe region of movement of the yink'pad and ballet strip carrier so thatian impression of allof the type bars may be madePupon the-ba-llot strip to serve after that strip isreinoyed from as a record the 'niachinef This record*impressionjis plateh has" been placed in position orr afte'r is shiftedto a' position atw'an angle of the slot 2 03. The movement thus imparted to to 'tliejother Without operating-said lever so that, if a voter pushes in a key and then immediately pulls that key out again, the typ; bar jconnectedwvith that key will be first all of theblocks-204 of each series'are fixed to abar 206 mounted to slide endwise in it Tisremovedfthe handle 12 beingfreedhy shifted'i'nto printing position andthen back. toitsnor'mal position With the machine in the "same Condition as before the key ii asv Opposite the slots 203 of each '11 To the" inner end of the stem ofeach key, 5;:is pivotedl'a link 200 whichcarriesat its futerenda 'stud 201, Figs.;7 and 8, Whiehf projects "laterally throughtheslotted Conn-1 tena'ctuatingflever202 "and an L-shaped slot. in the frame of the machine.

'stud 201fcarries the latter from one end of thesljot'jof the counter-actuating lever 202 be'aiings'on the frame of thefmachine. At

its upper end each bar 206 isengaged by an arm 207, all ofthelatter being fixed to a rock shaft 208 journaled'on the frame of the machine. Near its lefthandend, Fig. 2, rock shaft 208 hasffix'edto it an arm 209 carrying a cam roll in engagement witha cam 210 on shaft 52. This cam 210 is so tiinedthat; at". the yery start ofthe rotation 1 quickly and easily operated;fthe.fsan' e.ma-

triage 52; a depres sesjiarini aoe' i t'tilaii a f ing at once all of; the rods 20,6 and their blocks 204E. When ajvoter. leaves the} ma- 'chine, the studs 20 15, of the keys that have rat djrem ut ofa ne m nt with e r 1 slots 1 205; fl herefore' when the 1 oflicer; op-

crates handle 12 and sh'aftg52i is operated, the; blocks; 204;, being t ,v a I t ly;. i ed+ carry with them the studsjQOlg that have swinging-on thefpivots-atfthe innerjends the rods 206 beforefcam'. 51,1:F1 g.j5,- sh fts.

' i thereof. llhe' studs 20,1, thuadshifted Lbyt blocks 20t,'ar1e carried into thelateral ex ."lhe cam2l 0is so timedasftofllower all of slide tothe left to restore the 9 shifted type bars to normal position; Thus the keys- Y I I SQn u r y". Qffthe v th tt y are op rate onlyby o "loclnng means are 'seleoted for; determined. -Among Q I i of those; shifted. type]bars'flvillfibe' unlocked turned by" blocks- 20t before ithe type j bars ,are re i 201 ar swu g-' i td er l xtensi ns 95 5 's lo 20.3 vat .thefinnera' ends of the-lattergjsaid' fstudsf j. operate the counter: actuatingalevers r the lateral "s n ng m v ment of stu'ds n lfliell rdswth ounters 17amoperat d V ba hem ans v ich 0 fl ekeysaii q or rthrough the keys themselves,

, er s serving only as the.meansthroughvvhichl I Y 1 thecountersthat aretoube operated bythe I 4 I connected with the keys-so that-the" blocksfilc lthefadVanta ges-to the construction above descrihedf'is; its compactness and com- 5 parative-simplicity; the voter 'WritesQ"? his "ownball otythe opportunities for fraud or mistakes are I eliminated the 'machlne s chine may be'used for. straight. or mixed- 1?- re a; and y i g theba Ot see eii' :1; j iiornially opposite the opening 10, thevvoter unityfvvrite'thereonQby hand the' name or nn'ames, i vided on, the. type bars; a tivebal lotg the usual fault'ofgtheiordinarymethodsof voting,

throughdefectsIofthe-machine or fault ofv Blank and defec their own ifj-they vote at all." Also in'c'ase' a voter desiresjto restorea shifted type bar .i to normal positiom'the samemay be qulckly v p 6 'accomplishedb y pulling the depressed. push r button oi'itwarldlygJAlso in-the case of a voter b in a cha n edfi e; b llot blank pev posite openingflO. is exposed so that the challenged voter can vvrite his name thereon as may berequired in such ca'sesg causing the markingof the blank, and means capacityi'yof the ballot-marking? means" ac:

that t e o ily- -r counters 1.7 is

of-such candidates as are not-provotes for a--'plurality of candidatesifor idif ferent-ofiicesykeys adapted to be operate stru'cting'andi using the same, although with-1. out attempting to' set forth all of theiorin's in which it may belmade ,or-alljot-the modes 70,;

v 1. A voting-machine comprising a plu r'ality of ballot blanks; means to mark" said. blanks. to' indicate votes; means controlled by the voter for adjusting the ballot-mark ing means so" as to determine the {desire a ballot normally inoperative 1 actuating adaptedgto be actuated said adjusting} 8 means .for {rendering operative said actu atingmeans whenthe'markingmeans'isa determined 5 n ber of the keys djf uew group means torenderpredeterminedgkeys. operative or inoperativeiat, williito var the cording to theprivilege? lot-the? :v oteii fiand 9 5 1neansto,.operate the ballot-marking means; i *3. 'A'; voting" machine co n'nprisiri'g 1 a p1 I rality otgballot blanks means! tolmark said blanks to indicate; votes; key-s operated ."by the :voter for adjustingthe ballot-marking means so as to produce the adesirediballot said keys being arranged in; vertical. and horizontal rows; "a set f ofp;keycontrolling blocks '1 arranged side a by side a :in' a. row 1 and of each lvertic'al row] of, keys are groupedtogether means to provide ,a passage adjacent eachgroup of blocks into which the :latter v are shifted when 1 the keys are operated, said means providing for restricting esaidpas sage so as to 'receive ,.only a predetermined number of. blocks less thantl-the number-- blocks inthe respective; group with which a each cooperates; j a second a set 10f} key-e trolling blocks. arranged side side j in. 1 row and connected with the keyssoth atth blocks of each. horizontal row of; keys ar groupedtogether, and means toiprovide; passage adj acent each group. ofblocks into which the latter are shifted when the, key are operated', said .ineans; providing for stricting sa d passage so as-tovv rece vesonl v a predetermined number of, blocks less th the number of blocks "in the respective grou vyith which; eachcoiiperates; 4, A voting'f maohine comprising a p rality iof ballota blanks means; to mark o aiblank z agplurality" of marks] tolindicat' fo adjus'ting the{ballot-marking '(lncethe;desired? ballot; at h. ball ns daptedz to 1 7 tion ma cl b 7 otemarking means;

' ceti'n ballot-markamusin e a I means so as ey operat :by

. i i pl l i i ylo I ust r-wa ng:mean t ounters lld sconnept d s m J4 ,through which each zwifihit e csjzl ia ,key is operate a- "1 aballot counter,' a'nd nie'ansito. operate the i ballot-marking; means ,andballot counter. y 8'.";A .1yoting' machine comprisinga pluralityof type: bars 1 representing a different candidates, said bars being movable. tojand? Etifromprinting. I

i-typeo'n: said bars; means adapted to be opl-i '-..fejratedi by the Voter for shifting a plurality -s"didates intoi'printinggiposition; a plurality i' of bal cblafi i'meah d th blanks one atjl-av-time into positionto .be printed, T

" 'tthe printing 0p? ;upon;j-and means l to-efi'e .fjeration.- i 9. votinggmfa'ch1 .ly o ype b 's. erative positions;" fmeans means" controlled I :the typebars-into; p berfor; looking-pr I inoperati e; position In ."g.-m mb .opf r glfli; plurality ":t'jballotiblank [means to feed the i inglpe i n; -m

mined type bars eans'; :tQ Tender said :.the typ b es ;jsik'eys op a v in ans tmmar s to prqdufie th d ire h otza the f ballot-marking I ceftlie 'desired'ballot; n r n fqrroaehi k y awh i h' Said] onnects its counter tuafin a w e mi djust the' marking -means-;a

positionl;gfmeans to ink the ar jtypegbars representing a plurality of can a comprising plu "to ink said bars; i he v oter for shifting atiyeor "inoperative at will f a Iblanks onefat a time into posit'ionto be printed, upon by said bars, andtmeans to effect the'printmgoperation. 3'

310.: A voting machine comprising p111 V -I'alityof'type. bars normallyfoocupyingz inoperative positions; means'ytoink said bar s';

' means controlled by the voter f-orz shitting ars into; printing position; app-air .of memberseach for locking aseparateifsetf 1 ;oi:'r.type barsin inoperativeposition; means 5 to render-said members operativeor! inopera ative at.,Wjill;" a: pluralitysof ballot blanks; I

' means ton feed:'thegbla'nks;onefat .a:time-into fposition :to be printed upon; bysz'said bars, and means to effect theipr intingoperation. 1.1? :11; A iyot'ing emachine comprising- "a plug l, v rality of type bars normally occupying inopei' ativegjpositions; means :tojink said bars means" controlled; :the'yoterg for, shifting 'ethetypelbars into zprinting position 'means to revent {the voter: from shifting more than z -predetermined number of; type bars;

mea ns ito feed plurality of ballot blanks; the blanks one at ai time intoposition to be ;printedt-upon by said aj:b'ar's,*-and [means to rality of ballot blanksgwmeans "to 'fe'ed H blanks-one ata time ,intoaposition t0 a,:be1

the-printing operation, and meansjto:

theprmting isbeing eflectedr I vrali'tyofmain typebar's normallyfoccupying a inoperative positions; one or more supple-c the shifting of any main type bar into operative' positionshifts the supplemental type barsinto operativeipo'sition also; a plurality of ballot-blanks; 'meansto feed the blanks one atla time into position to be printed uponby said bars, printing operation. I 7 -14. 'A-voting machine comprising a plurality of type bars normally occupying inoperative positions; meansito' ink the type bars; .means controlled by the vote! for shifting the ty'pebars into printing position;

a plurality of ballot blanks; meansto feed the ballot blanks one at a time into'position to be operated upon; and; means to impress the characters of the shifted'type bars upon the blank thatqis in position. to be operated 112. 'A voting machnie comprising' a plu- V iralityoiftype bars normally foccupying inops pera'tive. positions; means; to inkv-saidwb r imeans' controlled by the Voter for shifting v the type bars into printing position gi a printed upon by saidvbars; meanskole fi'ct" 3 ion 7 the type bars .ta'gainst being shifted'Wh e1 1 v;:18. Ayoting machinel comprisingza -'=mental type bars normally Q'ccuPying inop *erative' positions; means to ink the type 7 bars; means controlledby thevoter for shift-j I ing, a selected'number of type bars pinto j osition; means through which I v 1 5 and means to efiect the v upon, provision fb'einghad to adjust the impression effecting means so thatit ay be employed to secure anv mpressionof all of 

